JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Annie Lennox’s 71st birthday.
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Throwback: Happy 88th Birthday, O’Kelly Isley!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 88th anniversary of the birth of Isley Brothers founder O’Kelly Isley.
Throwback: Happy 118th Birthday, Cab Calloway!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 118th anniversary of the birth of the legendary Cab Calloway.
Throwback: DMX Performs “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
A JOVM annual tradition: DMX performing “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer,” and some thoughts on the holiday season.
Throwback: Run DMC’s “Christmas in Hollis”
Another annual JOVM tradition: Run DMC’s “Christmas in Hollis — and some reflections on the season,
Throwback: John Lennon’s “Happy Christmas (War Is Over)”
A long-held JOVM Christmas tradition: John Lennon’s “Happy Christmas (War Is Over)”
Throwback: Happy 80th Birthday, Lemmy!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 80th anniversary of Mötorhead founder and frontman Lemmy Kilmister’s birth.
Essay: A Waking Dream: A Meditation on Travel, Memory and The Beat Escape’s Life is Short The Answer’s Long
Throwback: Happy 61st Birthday, Eddie Vedder!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder’s 61st birthday.
New Video: Nicklaus Rohrbach Shares Dreamily Cinematic and Nostalgic “Jigsaw”
French composer, producer, arranger, sound engineer and musician Nicklaus Rohrbach has spent the bulk of his career collaborating with an eclectic array of artists including Verlatour, omega violet, Sangue, Shoefti, Jamika and The Argonauts, Kohhen el Kef, Carole Cettolin and a lengthy list of others.
Rohrbach stepped out into the spotlight as an artist with a handful of singles and his debut EP, Selfie. The EP’s latest single “Jigsaw” is a lush and cinematic tune featuring some dramatic, swelling piano, twinkling synths and buzzing synths paired with Rohrbach’s plaintive vocal and a big, euphoric hook and chorus. Sonically, “Jigsaw” reminds me of a synthesis of M83 and A Rush Of Blood To The Head-era Coldplay, with the song being anchored around a similar sense of dreamily wistful nostalgia., and a tinge of hope.
Rohrbach explains that the song is “a synth-wave, progressive pop song, where I’m dealing with multiple selves through space and time.
Designed, directed and edited by Maria Rieger, the accompanying video for “Jigsaw,” captures almost everyday scenes in Paris, seemingly full of possibilities.
Throwback: Happy 65th Birthday, Luther Campbell!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Luther Campbell’s 65th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 76th Birthday, Maurice and Robin Gibb!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 76th anniversary of the births of Maurice and Robin Gibb.
